April marks the beginning of Springtime, bright colorful outfits, and a holiday for stoners across the globe, 4/20. Footwear brands have taken the task of translating the unofficial holiday into sneaker form with past releases from Nike and adidas, directly and indirectly, referencing marijuana motifs. One of the most revered "420" sneakers came in the form of the Nike Dunk High “Skunk,” with its purple and green combo mimicking the famous weed strain. After releasing the “Reverse Skunk” colorway in 2021, Nike is looking to bring the stoner vibes to the Air Max family with the Nike Air Max 1 NH “4/20 Skunk.”
While this release seems to forgo a stash pocket, the color scheme brings the weed vibes to the max with the upper of the silhouette coming in a familiar mix of purple and green. A hairy suede makes up the mudguard, surrounding the tan mesh making up the toebox and base layer. Accenting the mesh is the tan leather vamp that sits below the same colored eyelet and midfoot overlay. Green and white speckled laces run up the tongue towards the purple Nike branded tongue tag with accenting green around. Along the midfoot a purple suede Nike Swoosh runs back to the green suede heel overlay with tan Nike Air embroidery accenting. Rounding out the look is the white midsole paired with a black rubber outsole.
The Nike Air Max 1 NH 420 Skunk is set to release in 2022 through Nike and select NSW retailers around April 20th. Coming in men's sizes, retail is set at $150. To stay up to date on this stoner-friendly AM1, keep it locked to our Twitter and download the Sole Retriever mobile app.
UPDATE 03/18/22: The release date for the Nike Air Max 1 NH 420 Skunk has been delayed until May. We will keep you updated when a new date is announced.
UPDATE 03/14/22: Official images of the Nike Air Max 1 420 Skunk can be seen below. They are set to release on March 19th, 2022.
Nike Air Max 1 NH “Treeline”
Color: Treeline/Light Bordeaux-Dark Driftwood-Rattan-Coconut Milk-Off Noir
Style Code: DR9773-300
Release Date: 05/07/2022
Price: $150
Images via Nike
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